Intractable chest pain in a patient whose postpneumonectomy space was managed with sulfur hexafluoride |
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Authors: | Tadashi Uyama Masayuki Sumitomo Nobuyuki Tanida Shoji Sakiyama Kazuya Kondo Yasumasa Monden |
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Institution: | (1) The Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Kuramoto-cho 3, 770 Tokushima, Japan |
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Abstract: | A 50-year-old man who had undergone right pneumonectomy 1 year previously was referred to our department following the sudden onset of severe chest pain. Since the operation, his postpneumonectomy space had been managed with sulfur hexafluoride. On admission, the pressure in the postpneumonectomy space was found to be more than +60 cmH2O. The chest pain was relieved after the sulfur hexafluoride had been drained and the pressure released. Thus, it is advisable to inject sulfur hexafluoride stepwise into the postpneumonectomy space of patients with long-standing fluid accumulation. |
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Keywords: | chest pain postpneumonectomy SF6 |
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